omnipause

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

omni- +‎ -pause

Noun[edit]

omnipause (plural omnipauses)

  1. A type of neuron that has a role in the stability of the saccadic system
    • 2015 July 2, Eggers SDZHorn AKERoeber SHärtig WNair GReich DSet al., “Saccadic Palsy following Cardiac Surgery: Possible Role of Perineuronal Nets”, in PLOS ONE[1], volume 10, number 7, →DOI:
      Two critical components of the brainstem saccade network are premotor burst neurons (PBN) and omnipause neurons (OPN).